Nine years ago, Sweden took the step of punishing the men who buy sex rather than the women who sell it. There, it is legal to be a prostitute. But the man who pays for her service is committing an offence.
The debate comes as the Government here is drawing up proposals for law reform that could de-criminalise prostitutes who would, instead, be offered help to get out of the vice trade or given anti-social behaviour orders, in favour of a crackdown on men who trawl for sex.
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When it comes to illicit drugs, the police target the dealers. When it comes to illicit sex, the police are going to target the users.
Why?
ANSWER:
Most drug dealers are men.
Most prostitutes are women
Customer pays £50 for his quick sex. Prostitute takes money.
But.
She refuses sex unless he pays ANOTHER £50.
He refuses, so she calls pimps and bodyguards.
He can't call the police because he broke the law by trying to buy her services in the first place.
New Labour philosophy: get tough on this criminal, and tough on the causes of his criminalinity.
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